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Linking Vegetable Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Accumulation with Root Chemical Traits

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Summary

PFAS in 20 vegetable species grown on farmland irrigated with treated wastewater; leafy vegetables (lettuce, spinach) mean 9.24 ng/g vs lower in carrot; PFBA dominant in all vegetables; links to root chemical traits.

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Evidence Fitness

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Methods (brief)

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Limitations

Values are reported by the authors for their own samples. Censored results and detection limits are as defined in the source. No unit conversions were made.

Provenance notes

DOI 10.1021/acsenvironau.5c00184 resolved at Crossref; DOI matched in the filed PDF text. Original file: Cao_2025_20_vegetable_species_PFAS_root_traits_wastewater_irrigated_ACSEnvironAu.pdf. SHA-256: 2bb3cbf8c3bcb4156d08920c6872d17d07956c4359df855d33b6fbf7c6508854. Library folder: papers-produce-mixed.

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